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Lafayette, Louisiana
United States
UL Track & Field
80F / 27C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 51m 25s
Overall Rank = 149/612
Age Group = 44-49
Age Group Rank = 20/47
Pre-race routine:

Coffee and Cliff bar for breakfast, drive to stadium. Porta-potti, warm-up jog around the stadium, porta-potti again. Head to the start to line up.
Event warmup:

Jog around Cajun Field, probably < 1/2 mile.
Run
  • 51m 25s
  • 6.2 miles
  • 08m 17s  min/mile
Comments:

Ran the first mile at a decent pace, but about halfway through the second mile knew that I couldn't hold it for the course. Faded even further in miles 5 and 6, finished about three minutes slower than last year's PR. I'm blaming the heat, that's my story and I'm sticking to it!
What would you do differently?:

Train specifically for the distance. One of these days I'm going to back off of my mileage and increase the quality of my workouts specifically for this 10K, and see what happens.
Post race
Warm down:

Water, water, walk, wait for Dylan (son, 1:01) then Angel (wife, 1:30) to finish.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of distance-specific training and the heat.

Event comments:

Great race, sixth straight year I've run this. Benefits the University of Louisiana's track team, always a good turnout, usually closer to 1,000 runners, which is great for this area.




Last updated: 2004-10-30 12:00 AM
Running
00:51:25 | 06.2 miles | 08m 17s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/47
Overall: 0/612
Performance: Average
Splits: 7:51, 8:07, 8:22, 8:18, 8:32, 8:31, 1:44 (.2)
Course: Traditional Cajun Cup course, flat, a few too many turns.
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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2004-10-30 1:03 PM

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Subject: Cajun Cup

2004-10-30 2:00 PM
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Great Race, Bear! Mid 8's are nothing to be down about, and hey, 80 degrees on Oct. 30, I'll take that and I'm sure some of the canucks would too!

Great to be in an event w/ family too, cool.

2004-10-30 4:01 PM
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Nice run Bear!
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